My stay and
experiences in international citizen service Ghana is useful and something big
to me as an in-country volunteer.
Fear is
something one can overcome if only you have the passion to learn. International Citizen Service a very big phrase to me, when one of my friends last introduced
it and ask me to apply.
These were
questions I asked myself before embarking on this programme:
How can an SHS
graduate still awaiting his results fit into such an organization?
How can I work
with people with higher level of education than me?
How can I live
with UK volunteers whose culture and beliefs are different from Ghanaian culture?
Will my host family be friendly like my family?
All this was a learning opportunity to me but the level of fear was so high, while my confidence level was low. In fact leaving home to live with people you've never met is something hard but has a great impact at the end.
All this was a learning opportunity to me but the level of fear was so high, while my confidence level was low. In fact leaving home to live with people you've never met is something hard but has a great impact at the end.
The D day came on
pre-pcement training day, early in the morning, I came out with my bag and
made my way to Radach lodge and conference centre. My mom placed her hand on my
shoulder and said my son you can overcome all this fear and build your
confidence level if only you have the mind to learn from other people. I nodded
my head and turn to look at my brother and my younger sister how I’m going to
miss them. I tried to control my movement because I felt a force pulling me
back when I tried to move forward. And I realize that all these were symptoms
of fear and lack of confidence.
The journey
started on a Sunday night, I woke up early thinking about how my project work
will be, and then I remembered the writing at the back of my ICS t-shirt
telling me to “challenge myself to change my world”
The master
brewer is neither the star nor the gods he is you, your very self. The final
brewer has no choice: it must be bitter bile or sweet honey. But you have to
choose the magic portion which vouchsafes the taste: your intention, your
memory, your reaction.
Author
Iddrisu Alhassan Kogbe
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